Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973) (32 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 27 · Conservative 3 · The Liberal Party 1 · Labour 1
Ward results
Aville Vale1 seat · turnout 66.7%
| G. Burnell | Independent | 199 |
| J. Hughes | Independent | 127 |
Carhampton and Withycombe1 seat · turnout 51.1%
| D. Merson | Independent | 298 |
| W. Cridland | Independent | 172 |
Crowcombe and Stogumber1 seat
| P. Trundle | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Dulverton and Brushford2 seats
| K. Christopher | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| D. Clayton | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Dunster1 seat
| R. Johnston | Independent | 0 ✓ |
East Brendon1 seat · turnout 42.8%
| L. Pring | Independent | 125 |
| W. Maddick | Independent | 74 |
Haddon1 seat · turnout 57.0%
| A. Herbert | Independent | 231 |
| S. Lloyd-Jones | Independent | 142 |
Minehead North3 seats
| L. Axon | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| C. Gibbons | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| W. Collins | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
No. 1 (Exmoor)1 seat · turnout 44.5%
| R. Lloyd | Independent | 272 |
| J. Morley | Independent | 27 |
No. 2 (Quarme)1 seat · turnout 46.1%
| M. Morris | Independent | 170 |
| V. Stevens | Independent | 94 |
No. 6 (Minehead South)3 seats · turnout 35.9%
| A. Holman | Independent | 701 |
| J. Hook | LIB | 635 |
| F. Wilkinson | Conservative | 557 |
| E. Knight | Independent | 528 |
| J. Mannion | Independent | 455 |
No. 7 (Alcombe)3 seats · turnout 32.2%
| E. Griffiths | Independent | 559 |
| A. Langdon | Independent | 451 |
| W. Murrell | Independent | 366 |
| C. Swallow | Independent | 252 |
Old Cleeve2 seats · turnout 44.5%
| A. Berger | Independent | 609 |
| E. Webber | Labour | 412 |
| F. Newton | Independent | 219 |
Porlock & Oare2 seats · turnout 25.3%
| J. Wilson | Independent | 206 |
| J. Pollard | Independent | 187 |
| F. Atteridge | Independent | 175 |
Quantock Vale2 seats · turnout 35.5%
| W. Allen | Independent | 373 |
| G. Payne | Independent | 339 |
| S. Brown | Independent | 298 |
| G. Moore | Labour | 206 |
| J. Wallis | Labour | 66 |
Watchet3 seats · turnout 27.0%
| E. Woods | Independent | 497 |
| D. Hornby | Independent | 496 |
| G. Chidgey | Independent | 404 |
| J. Oliver | Independent | 334 |
West Quantock1 seat · turnout 44.5%
| F. Morris | Independent | 207 |
| D. Spark | Independent | 184 |
Williton2 seats · turnout 32.8%
| F. Hutchings | Independent | 287 |
| H. Chibbett | Independent | 228 |
| J. Deacon | Independent | 224 |
| F. Hughes | Labour | 146 |
| R. Tandy | Independent | 91 |
| G. Fisher | Labour | 88 |